CITY OF SAUSALITO
AMENDED CITY COUNCIL AGENDA
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TUESDAY, OCTOBER 7, 2025
REGULAR MEETING 5:00 PM
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I. CALL TO ORDER, ROLL CALL, AND APPROVAL OF REMOTE PARTICIPATION - 5:00 PM A. Pledge of Allegiance
B. Mayor Cox Calls the meeting to order and requests that Roll Call be taken C. Approval of Agenda
1. SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS/MAYOR'S ANNOUNCEMENTS - 5:02 PM
2. COMMUNICATIONS - 5:05 PM
PUBLIC COMMUNICATIONS: This is the time for the City Council to hear from citizens regarding matters within the jurisdiction of the City Council that are not on the agenda. Except in very limited situations, state law precludes the Council from taking action on or engaging in discussions concerning items that are not on the agenda. However, the Council may briefly respond to statements made or questions posed by a member of the public, ask clarifying questions, make a brief announcement, or make a brief report on his or her own activities. The Council may also refer matters not on the agenda to City staff or direct that the subject be agendized for a future meeting. Please make sure you have completed a Speaker’s Card and turn it in to the City Clerk.
3. CONSENT CALENDAR - 5:20 PM
REMOVAL OF ITEMS FROM THE CONSENT CALENDAR: Matters listed under the Consent Calendar are considered routine and non-controversial, require no discussion, are expected to have unanimous Council support, and may be enacted by the Council in one motion in the form listed below. There will be no separate discussion of Consent Calendar items. However, before the Council votes on a motion to adopt the Consent Calendar items, Councilmembers may request that specific items be removed from the Consent Calendar for separate action. Members of the public and City staff may request Councilmembers to do so. Items removed from the Consent Calendar will be discussed later on the agenda, when public comment will be heard on any item that was removed from the Consent Calendar. Consent Calendar items are required to have their funding be within existing appropriations of the approved City Council budget. Public Comment shall be limited to 2 minutes per person unless otherwise directed by the Mayor or Council. o City Council questions to Staff
o PUBLIC COMMENT
o Motion to approve the following actions:
3.A Adopt the Draft Meeting Minutes from September 16, 2025 Attachment 1 - Draft Meeting Minutes from September 16, 2025
3.B Receive and File Proclamation Honoring Sausalito Historical Society 50th Year Anniversary Attachment 1 - Proclamation
3.C Receive and File Proclamation Honoring Larry Mindel's Service to Sausalito Attachment 1 - Proclamation
3.D Receive and File Proclamation Honoring Contributions of Caledonia Cleaners and 40th Year Anniversary
3.E Approve a Letter in Support of MASCOTS’ Goal of Coordinating Service between Agencies, Growing Ridership, and Improving Connections from Southern Marin to San Francisco and within Marin
3.F Receive and File a Report on the City Owned Property Inventory Staff Report
Attachment 1 - City-Owned Property Inventory (APN List, 2025 Update)
3.G Authorize City Manager to Execute: Amended and Restated License Agreement with Integrative Charging LLC for EVCS at Parking Lot 2 Include Maintenance Language Requested by PG&E
Staff Report
Attachment 1 - Amended and Restated Integrative Charging License Agreement for Parking Lot 2 Attachment 2 - Original executed contract with Integrative Charging for Parking Lot 2
3.H Authorize the City Manager to execute the Memo of Understanding with Marin Municipal Water District regarding collaboration and enforcement for regional conservation programs such as the Model Efficiency Landscape Ordinance (MWELO)
Staff Report
Attachment 1 - Proposed MOU with MMWD
Attachment 2 - 2021 MOU with MMWD
3.I Adopt a Resolution Authorizing the City Manager to Execute a Professional Services Agreement with George Hills to Provide Claims Administration and Risk Management Services for up to Three Years in an Amount Not to Exceed $171,000 Staff Report
Attachment 1 - Resolution
Attachment 2 - Professional Services Agreement with George Hills
3.J Adopt a Resolution Approving Updated Job Description for Landscape Worker I Staff Report
Attachment 1 - Resolution
Attachment 2 - Landscape Worker - October 2025
3.K Ratify the Final Response to Marin County Civil Grand Jury Report: The Worrisome Future of Marin Housing - NIMBY Resistance Takes a Backseat to Economic Reality Staff Report
Attachment 1 - Final Response to Marin County Civil Grand Jury Report
3.L Second Reading and Adoption of Ordinance No. 07-2025, An Ordinance Of The City Council Of The City Of Sausalito Amending Chapter 1.05 (Penalty Provisions), Chapter 1.10 (Administrative Penalties), Enacting Chapter 1.12 (Abatement Of Public Nuisances), Enacting Chapter 5.16 (ShortTerm Rental Prohibition), Repealing Section 11.12.050 (Enforcement And Penalties) And Repealing Chapter 12.20 Of The Sausalito Municipal Code To Modernize And Streamline Citywide Code Enforcement
Staff Report
Attachment 1 - Ordinance with Exhibit
4. PUBLIC HEARING ITEMS - NONE
5. BUSINESS ITEMS - 5:40 PM
5.A Second Reading and Adoption of Ordinance No. 08-2025, An Ordinance Of The City Council Of The City Of Sausalito Repealing Chapter 12.12 (Trailer Coaches, House Cars, Campers And Mobile Homes) And Enacting Chapter 12.12 (Vehicle Habitation) (Stacie Gregory, Police Chief)
o Staff Report - 10 minutes
o City Council questions - 10 minutes
o Public Comments - limited to 2 minutes/person
o Motion/City Council discussion - 15 minutes
Staff Report
Attachment 1 - Ordinance
5.B Receive and File the Report from CSWST2 regarding the Sausalito Storm Drain Assessment Study and authorize the City Engineer to proceed with the development of bid documents to repair storm drain systems listed in Attachment 5
(Kevin McGowan, Public Works Director)
o Staff Report - 10 minutes
o City Council questions - 10 minutes
o Public Comments - limited to 2 minutes/person
o Motion/City Council discussion - 15 minutes
Staff Report
Attachment 1 - Resolution
Attachment 2 - CSWST2 SD Assessment Report & Appendices (Draft) Attachment 3 - Pending
Attachment 4 - Pipe Replacement List & Defect Photos
Attachment 5 - Recommended Structural Rehab Summary
5.C Authorize City Manager to Execute Construction Contract with Hanford Applied Restoration A.Conservation for Dunphy Park Improvement Phase 2 Project, for Base Bid Amount Plus Bid Alternatives 1 & 3 in an Amount Not to Exceed $1,283,235.20, Authorize Construction Contingency of $116,764.8, Approve Plans and Specifications for Project and Authorize Additional Allocations of $266,497 from Tidelands Fund and $49,995 from General Fund to Support Project
(Kevin McGowan, Public Works Director)
o Staff Report - 10 minutes
o City Council questions - 10 minutes
o Public Comments - limited to 2 minutes/person
o Motion/City Council discussion - 15 minutes
Staff Report
Attachment 1 - Resolution
Attachment 2 - Project Plans and Specifications
Attachment 3 - Construction Contract
6. CITY MANAGER REPORTS, COUNCILMEMBER REPORTS, CITY COUNCIL APPOINTMENTS, OTHER COUNCIL BUSINESS - 7:45 PM
6A. City Manager Information for Council
o Report - 5 minutes
o City Council questions - 5 minutes
o Public Comment - limited to 2 minutes/person
6B. City Attorney Information for Council
o Report - 5 minutes
o City Council questions - 5 minutes
o Public Comment - limited to 2 minutes/person
6C. Councilmember Committee Reports
o Report - 5 minutes
o City Council questions - 5 minutes
o Public Comment - limited to 2 minutes/person
6D. Appointments (if any)
6E. Future Agenda Items
o Future Agenda Items
o City Council questions - 5 minutes
o Public Comment - limited to 2 minutes/person
6F. Minutes from Boards, Commissions, and Committees
6G. Other reports of significance
6H. Public Comment on Items 6A-6C and 6E-6G: limited to 2 minutes/person
7. CLOSED SESSION - 8:00 PM
A. Mayor Cox announces that item C.1.-C.5. will be discussed in Closed Session B. Public Comment on Closed Session Items
C. City Council adjourns to CLOSED SESSION to consider the following:
C1. Public Employee Employment (Government Code 54957)
Title: City Manager
C2. CONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATOR (Government Code Section 54956.8) Property: Old City Hall, 731 Bridgeway, Sausalito
Negotiating Parties: Gene Hiller, Inc.
City Negotiator: City Manager and City Attorney
Under Negotiation: Price and Terms
C3. CONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATORS (Government Code Section 54956.8) Property: 300 Spencer, Sausalito CA
Agency negotiator: City Manager, City Attorney
Negotiating parties: Southern Marin Fire Protection District Under negotiation: Price, Terms of Payment
C4. CONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATORS (Government Code Section 54956.8) Property: 558 Bridgeway, Sausalito CA, APN 065-172-12 and APN 065-172-15 Agency negotiator: City Manager, City Attorney
Negotiating parties: Bridgeway 558 Real Property, LLC
Under negotiation: Price, Terms of Payment
C5. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - ANTICIPATED LITIGATION (Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(2))
Significant Exposure to Litigation: One Case
8. RECONVENE TO OPEN SESSION
A. Closed Session Announcements (if any)
9. ADJOURNMENT
In Honor of Gail Taylor
The next regularly scheduled City Council meeting will be held October 21, 2025, with the open session due to commence at approximately 5:00 PM.
LEAD DEPARTMENT
Administration Department
City Hall, Main floor
420 Litho Street
Sausalito, CA 94965
(415) 289-4199
[email protected]
CITY COUNCIL
Joan Cox, Mayor
Steven Woodside, Vice Mayor
Melissa Blaustein, Councilmember
Jill James Hoffman, Councilmember
Ian Sobieski, Councilmember
STAFF
Chris Zapata, City Manager
Brandon Phipps, Assistant City Manager
Walfred Solorzano, City Clerk
Sergio Rudin, City Attorney
Kevin McGowan, Public Works Director/City Engineer
Angeline Loeffler, Finance Director
Stacie Gregory, Chief of Police
Chris Tubbs, Fire Chief
Kathy Nikitas, Human Resources Manager
Catie Thow Garcia, Resiliency & Sustainability Manager
Bryan Vitale, Community Services Director
Jeffrey Jackson, City Librarian
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